Professional Nursing: Concepts Challenges, 6e (Chitty, Professional Nursing; Concepts and Challenges)

pThis easy-to-read text introduces you to the issues and trends you're likely to encounter in any nursing practice setting. Each stand-alone chapter introduces and explores a specific topic and gives insightful discussions of issues such as the health care delivery system, professionalization in nursing, standards and scope of practice, socialization and nursing theories surrounding the profession, and political action facing nurses. /pullibiEvidence-based Practice/i boxes/b offer insight and highlight research that affects patient care. /li plibCase studies/b allow you to put information from the text into practice./li plibCritical thinking questions and challenges/b guide you to apply chapter-relevant information to scenarios and envision a personal philosophy of nursing./li plibInterviews with practicing nurses/b focus your attention on pertinent information throughout the text./li plibiCultural Consideration Challenges/i/b help you develop cultural sensitivity and familiarize you with cultural influences./li plibiNews Notes/i/b tie information from the text to real-life nursing situations/li plibiHistorical notes/i/b emphasize chapter content by providing interesting side notes about the changes in nursing practice. /li /ulullibUpdated content/b on topics such as the socialization of nursing, nursing activism, evidence-based practice, and nursing education degree programs, ensures that you have the most up-to-date and relevant information for your career. /li plibA variety of student activities /bfor each chapter on the Evolve companion website help you apply topics presented in the text./li /ul